One more comment on the effects of the gender equity policy.
 
It's been in the papers here for a few weeks already, and the people
from the Women's Athletic Department say the intention is to add opportunities
for women, not cut them for men.  Of course, those things often don't
work out the way they're planned, but one of the problems then lies with
the NCAA.  It offers very few sports for women that the University could
possibly add.  Other than adding women's soccer, which they've been proposing
here for years, about the only other sports they could add are sports that
no one in Minnesota plays (like lacross).  Who knows, maybe this would push
the NCAA to sanction women's hockey, to add more sports for women to play.
 
Pam Sweeney